The Women’s European Handball Federation (EHF) Euro 2022 has set new viewership records in Denmark and Norway for the most watched TV events of the year, following the final between those two nations on Sunday 20 November. In Norway, on average 986,000 people tuned into TV3 as the Norwegian national team won its ninth European […] More
NBC Sports and Olympics senior director of audio engineering, Karl Malone, is joining the extensive list of panelists at SVG Europe Audio’s Sports Audio Summit, which is taking place in London on 7 December. Malone will join Nuno Duarte, Olympic Broadcast Services (OBS) sound design and audio manager, Neville Hooper, NEP UK’s deputy head of […] More
Vladimir Tsaganov, senior solutions architect at Alibaba Cloud, talks about how content creators can overcome the barriers to greater efficiency and how the cloud is helping media companies to deliver more content to a wider range of platforms. He also speaks about the role played by Alibaba in aiding the International Olympic Committe’s digitisation efforts […] More
Riedel Communications, a designer, manufacturer and distributor of innovative real-time networks for video, audio and communications, has renewed its Gold sponsorship of SVG Europe. The move comes towards the end of what has been a busy year for Riedel, with product launches, acquisitions and appointments complementing a variety of major sporting projects. Earlier in the […] More
“I don’t really like technology for technology’s sake,” says Pete Emminger, global CTO at NEP Group. “I always like to see what it’s doing for the consumer,” he continues. “This was true back when I did theatre, during the evolution of live event technology, and today. How are we are enhancing the experience of a […] More
Sound will be a big part of Fox Sports’ presentation of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022, starting this weekend. Fox Sports’ A1s Joe Carpenter and Ed Verstraite will be managing what Carpenter describes as, “kind of like an NFL studio show, only much bigger”. With the 5.1 mix coming in from the IBC, the workflow is similar […] More
In April, FIFA launched its FIFA+ over the top (OTT) platform, a place where fans of 100 member associations can watch 40,000 live matches a year. This week, with FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 kicking off, the OTT service, via both app and Web, is looking to connect with fans in a big way. Even […] More
IPV has joined SVG Europe as a Gold sponsor. Best known for its Curator end-to-end video management platform and remote editing solution, the company is trusted by broadcasters, brands and organisations worldwide. From a sports perspective, Curator makes it easy to capture, edit and monetise live feeds in real-time so editors can create highlights reels […] More
Fans of UK speedway are now benefitting from ExStream Media’s decision to drastically improve the quality and reliability of its streaming output. As a result, the company has deployed LiveU’s LU300S field units. Based in Middlesbrough, UK, ExStream Media’s co-owners Martin Hunter and Ben Duffill have a long relationship with speedway centred on their local […] More
Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed a new multi-year deal with EBU to screen all International Biathlon Union (IBU) events, starting this season. The deal encompasses 44 countries and territories across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region (excluding China) and means viewers watching on Warner Bros. Discovery platforms – discovery+, Eurosport and Eurosport app – will be […] More
